No. 18-8824

Darren Gonzales v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law constitutional-rights criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process factual-basis money-laundering plea-bargaining plea-colloquy rule-11 sentencing
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-05-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a defendant who merely parrots the language of the concealment money laundering statute satisfy a district court's obligation under Rule 11 to establish a factual basis for the plea?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED After the Court’s decision in Cuellar v. United States, does a defendant who merely parrots the language of the concealment money laundering statute satisfy a district court’s obligation under Rule 11 to establish “a factual basis for the plea” sufficient to meet the constitutional requirement that a plea must be knowing and voluntary?

Docket Entries

2019-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-04-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 15, 2019)

Attorneys

Darren Gonzales
William Dixon Lunn Jr.Attorney At Law, Petitioner
William Dixon Lunn Jr.Attorney At Law, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent